Vintage
2020
ABV
12.5%
Wine Type
Rosé
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
A pale salmon dry rosè made from 50-year-old bush vine grenache from the Willunga 100 estate vineyard in Blewitt Springs. The fruit was hand-harvested and gently pressed. Alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel. The wine spent 4 months on lees post fermentation with regular lees stirring to build texture.
Aromatics of just-ripe strawberry and sweet white florals reminiscent of jasmine and mandarin. Bright acidity and pink lady apple on the palate with a hint of citrus and melon. Crunchy texture with a lingering savoury finish. Vegan friendly!
Winemaker's Bio
Skye Salter is a passionate and established winemaker who has spent much of her career working in South Australia for wineries such as Hardy’s Tintara, Penny’s Hill, Wirra Wirra, Shaw & Smith and Project Wine.
Skye took time to broaden her experience overseas, working vintages in Burgundy and Languedoc-Roussillon in France, and Canada’s chilly Okanagan region.
After many vintages living the nomadic winemaker lifestyle, she decided put down roots in Port Willunga with her husband, and fellow winemaker Charlie Seppelt.
Skye was a judge with the McLaren Vale Wine Show in both 2019 and 2020, and the 2020 recipient of the Wayne Thomas Scholarship which scored her a place at the Australian Wine Research Institute in their Advanced Wine Assessment Course. She was also was recognised alongside her husband for their brand Paralian Wines as 2020 finalists for ‘Top Winemakers’ by the Young Gun of Wine Awards.
Her drive, impressive experience, and extensive knowledge of the McLaren Vale region is a great asset to the Willunga 100 team.
